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Spring Cardinal

Spring Cardinal

Captured on a budding cherry tree.

Captured on a budding cherry tree.
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Canon EOS 7D

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settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 400/1

location

location

Ellerbe, North Carolina, US

upload_date

upload_date

Jul, 2020

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38

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+4

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#bird #animal #plant #cardinal

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